Generation II decorations

Beds

A bed is a type of decoration exclusive to Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal. There can only be one bed in a room at a time, and its location is fixed. Players can pick which bed is displayed by accessing the room's PC. There are four kinds of beds:

Poster

At the start of the game, the room is furnished with a Town Map. However, by using Mystery Gift, players may receive one of the other three posters: a Clefairy Poster, a Jigglypuff Poster, or a Pikachu Poster, each of which has an image of the appropriate Pokémon. A room can only have one poster at a time, and its location is fixed. In the second generation of games, there are four kinds of posters:

Trophies

If a Pokémon earned as a reward for clearing Gym Leader Castle in Pokémon Stadium is traded to a Generation II game or has its item put into the Metal Case in Pokémon Stadium 2, that Pokémon will be carrying one of two special boxes that go into the Items pocket. Those earned in Round 1 will be carrying a Normal Box, which, when opened in a Generation II game, will reveal a Silver Trophy inside. Those earned in Round 2 will be carrying a Gorgeous Box, which will reveal a Gold Trophy inside when opened in the same way.

Generation III decorations

Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald expands upon the decoration system introduced in Gold and Silver with a larger variety of decorations and the introduction of Secret Bases. A Secret Base is a customizable space for the player, and decorations may be placed freely within them. Decorating the player's bedroom is more restricted than the previous games: only Pokémon dolls and cushions can be placed, and they must be placed on the bedroom rug. Up to 16 decorations can be placed in both the bedroom and a secret base.

There are several categories of decorations, with different functions and placement rules. Most decorations cannot overlap each other. However, Desks, along with Mats, allow for small decorations such as Pokémon dolls and Cushions to be placed on them as these types of decoration cannot be placed on a bare floor. Posters can only be placed on visible walls facing the screen. There are many kinds of Ornaments, several of which can be interacted with. Solid boards can be used to cover up holes in a secret base, allowing the player to cross them and expand their base. Chairs and plants have no unique properties.

Trading decorations

It is possible to trade decorations with other players. Trading can allow a player to obtain certain decorations that are otherwise unavailable in their particular game. For example, the Red Tent can be traded to Sapphire and Emerald, or the Blue Tent to Ruby and Emerald, the Emerald-exclusive decorations can be traded to both Ruby and Sapphire, and the Regi dolls can be traded from a Japanese version of Ruby and Sapphire to a Japanese version of Emerald.

In order to trade decorations, the Trader must be present in the Mauville CityPokémon Center. This character will present a list of decorations that he is willing to trade for any other decoration. After mixing records with another player, the Trader will appear in their game and the decoration that was traded to him will be offered as part of his selection to the next player that receives him in their game.

Cushions

A cushion is a type of decoration exclusive to Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald used to decorate the player's secret base or the player's room. All cushions must be placed on a desk, a mat, or on a certain kind of ornament. The cushion must be placed on a mat (There is already a mat in the player's room, therefore he/she doesn't need to buy additional mat for that purpose) There are ten kinds of cushions:

Regi dolls

The three legendary golems also have dolls. Players with a Japanese copy of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire can obtain these dolls by scanning a special e-Reader card called the "Regi-Dolls Decoration Set" card, or through participating official Nintendo events. However, for games in other languages, there is no known way to obtain them except by cheating.

Pokémon dolls

Dolls, like many other decorations in this generation, are available by trading spheres to Hikers in the Underground. They can also be purchased in the fourth floor of the Veilstone Department Store. Instead of placing them on desks or mats, dolls, like many other decorations, cannot be placed on top of any other objects.